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n epidemic is attacking Americans. It is not borne by a virus or a bacterium. The disease’s sole cause is the disappearance of fathers from the family structure. Americans feel the ripple effect of this phenomenon in all aspects of life. According to an April 14, 2009 press release issued by The Fatherless Generation (www.wearethefatherless.com), there are already 24 million people now living in the United States who grew up, or who are growing up, fatherless. As the “Staggering Statistics” sidebar shows, the results of this sociological epidemic are disturbing, to say the least.

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